A book unlike any other SHSU-related publication that has ever been produced, Bearkat Business Leaders details the insightful, fascinating and inspirational stories of thirteen Bearkats who have chased their entrepreneurial or business dreams, endured hardships, conquered obstacles and succeeded beyond their wildest imaginations. Their stories will serve as a roadmap to success for current and former SHSU students with their own entrepreneurial dreams, as each first-person narrative features advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. These innovators have walked the Sam Houston campus and achieved tremendous success, and they each believe you can, too! Perhaps best of all, every penny of proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the SHSU Business School. This is truly a one-of-a-kind book designed to propel current and former student to reach their entrepreneurial dreams! "Remember, young man, experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher. By reading about the lives of great people, you can unlock the secrets to what made them great." - Andy Andrews, author of The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective